Aston Villa welcome Chelsea to Villa Park in the Premier League this evening.
Villa have been in fine form since Steven Gerrard’s arrival, winning four of their six league games, with their only two defeats coming against Liverpool and Manchester City.
However, their momentum was halted by a last-ditch postponement of their fixture against Burnley last week.
Thomas Tuchel’s side urgently needs to reverse their form after recently conceding ground in the title race.
Back-to-back draws against Everton and Wolves had left the Blues six points adrift of leaders City heading into the weekend. Here is everything you need to know:
When is it and what time is kick-off?
The match will get underway at 5.30pm on Sunday 26 December at Villa Park.
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League.
If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
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Confirmed line-ups
Villa XI: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Targett, Sanson, Douglas Luiz, Ramsey, Buendia, Ings, Watkins
Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, James, Jorginho, Kante, Alonso, Mount, Pulisic, Hudson-Odoi
Odds:
Aston Villa - 9/2
Draw - 13/5
Chelsea - 4/6
Prediction
Chelsea will be desperate to halt their slide, but Aston Villa have been terrific under Gerrard and won’t be beaten easily. Despite their struggles up front, Chelsea should eventually crack Villa’s resistance and prevail though in a hard-fought contest. Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea.
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